Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film

Daniel Kremer
2023-12-27


8
29 min

Lenny Bruce's depiction on film did not start or end with Bob Fosse's Lenny (1974). Through these other often offbeat cinematic incarnations, this essay piece considers how Lenny Bruce was the perfect Bob Fosse subject, and how Fosse's focus on the lives of performers invigorated his portrait of the controversial, trail-blazing comic.

Cast

Name Character Team
Lenny Bruce Himself (archival footage) Unowned
Bob Fosse Himself (archival footage) Unowned
Daniel Kremer Narrator Unowned